English Explanatory Dictionary

Schrödinger's kitten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time.

Word forms

Schrödinger's kitten Schrödinger's kittens Schrödinger kitten Schrodinger's kitten Schrodinger kitten Schroedinger's kitten Schroedinger kitten

Etymology

From Schrödinger's cat plus the notion of diminutiveness.

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